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A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer
and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:
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"This," he said, "isn't any ordinary package."
He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.
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She got this the first time we went to New York, 8 or 9 years ago.
She has never put it on. Was saving it for a special occasion. Well,
I guess this is it. He got near the bed and placed the gift box next
to the other clothings he was taking to the funeral house, his wife
had just died. He turned to me and said:
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"Never save something for a special occasion.
Every day in your life is a special occasion".
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I still think those words changed my life. Now I read more and clean
less. I sit on the porch without worrying about anything. I spend more
time with my family, and less at work. I understood that life should be
a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through. I no
longer keep anything. I use crystal glasses every day. I'll wear new
clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it. I don't save my
special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to.
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The words "Someday..." and "One Day..." are fading away from my
dictionary. If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen
or do it now. I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if
she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell.
I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends. She
might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels. I'd like
to think she would go out for Chinese, her favorite food.
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It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my
time had come. I would regret it, because I would no longer see
the friends I would meet, letters that I wanted to write...
"One of these days".
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I would regret and feel sad, because I didn't say to my brothers and
sons, not times enough at least, how much I love them. Now, I try not
to delay, postpone, or keep anything that could bring laughter and joy
into our lives. And, on each morning, I say to myself that this could
be a special day. Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.
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If you got this, it's because someone cares for you and because,
probably, there's someone you care about. If you're too busy to send
this out to other people and you say to yourself that you will send it
"One of these days", remember that "One day" is far away...
or might never come...
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This TANTRA came from India. No matter if you're superstitious or
not, spend some time reading it. It holds useful messages for the soul.
Don't keep this message. This Tantra must leave your hands within
96 hours. Send copies and watch what goes on in the next four days.
You'll have a pleasent surprise.
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This is true, even if you're not superstitious.
Now, here's the fun of it:
Send this message to at least 5 people and you're life improves.
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0-4 people: your life improves slightly.
5-9 people: your life imnproves according to your expectations!
9-14 people: you'll have at least 5 surprises in the next 3 weeks.
15 or more people: your life improves drastically and your dreams
start to take shape.
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